Day 7 Sunday - pre wedding day

Tomorrow is the most important day of our lives that I don't think me or Ang ever expected when we met 4.5 years ago in Bangkok. And it does feel a little strange as we don't know what to expect - a) not being married before and b) never having been to a 'foreign wedding' before.

So the plan

We are having a Buddhist blessing of our marriage. In Thailand the actual marriage occurs when you both stand in front of the Amphur (Registrar) and sign the register. So the Buddhist , Christian or otherwise ceremonies are extra but not 'the legal bit'. Once you have the marriage certificate you are legally married in the uk. It's advisable to get the certificate translated into English and registered in the UK - which we are doing.

We will be picked up from our room at 12:15 our time (7 hours ahead if the uk) and taken by Ferry across the lagoon to canal village

As you can see the Chapel sits on a lagoon in a quiet area of the resort. We will then be given a long drum procession by 3 monks to the chapel - it's about 200m.

In the chapel the monks will carry out 3 different blessings and pray for us. We will then give them a gift and they will leave. Then we will do the legal bits and put on the wedding ring ( Ang has one I don't).

You can see it will be quite big for the 6 of us

That's it - a very happy husband and wife.

Then back to the hotel prior to our evening meal on the beach.

Hopefully I'll post some photos tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

 

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